Lot #: 53
Price Realized: $1,035.00
($900 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Rare Four-Gallon Stoneware Cake Crock with Large Cobalt Tulip Decoration, Stamped "SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG / Va," circa 1870, low-walled cylindrical crock with thin semi-rounded rim and ribbed lug handles, decorated on the front and back with two large brushed cobalt tulips. Cobalt dashes brushed under each handle. Impressed with Solomon Bell mark and four-gallon capacity mark under one handle. Exceptional size. One of the finest Solomon Bell cake crocks we have seen. Provenance: Descended in the family of Betty Cooley, wife of potter, Richard Franklin "Polk" Bell. Excellent condition with a few rim chips. H 9 3/4" ; Diameter 12 3/4".
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